INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

COURSE OUTLINE
Kulliyyah / Institute

Engineering

Department / Centre

Mechanical Engineering

Programme

B. Eng (Aerospace) (Honours)

B. Eng (Mechanical Automotive) (Honours)
B. Eng (Manufacturing) (Honours)
B. Eng (Materials) (Honours)

Name of Course / Mode

Mechanics of Materials /Full time

Course Code

MEC 2915

Name (s) of Academic

staff / Instructor(s)

Qasim H. Shah /Jaffar S. Mohammad Ali

Rationale for the

Required course for Mechanical - Automotive Engineering
inclusion of the course /
Programme
module in the programme
Semester and Year
Offered

Every Semester

Status

Core

Level

Proposed Start Date

Tutorial

Discussion

Midterm

Final

Total Student Learning

Time (SLT)

Assessments

Lecture

Face to Face

35

10

Independent
Learning

Batch of Student to be
Affected
Total
Student
Learning
Time

72

119

Credit Value / Hours

3/119

Pre-requisites (if any)

MEC 1391

Co-requisites (if any)

None

Course Objectives

The objectives of this course are to:

1. To help students develop a working knowledge of the
relations between the loads applied to a deformable body
made of a given material and the resulting deformations of

Learning Outcomes

Transferable Skills:

the body.
2. To make students develop a thorough understanding of the
relations between the loads applied to a deformable body
and the stresses produced in the body.
3. To make students develop a clear insight into the relations
between stress and strain for a wide variety of conditions
and materials.
4. To make students develop adequate procedures for finding
the required dimensions of a member of a specified
material to carry a given load subject to the stated
specifications of stress and deflection.
5. To enable students develop all necessary formulas in a
rational and logical manner and to clearly indicate the
conditions under which they may be safely applied to the
analysis and design of actual engineering structures and
machine components.
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Describe the behavior of different engineering materials
and determine its mechanical properties.
2. Evaluate and determine the stresses and deformations on a
structure which is subjected to an external load viz. axial,
transverse load, torsional load and bending moment.
3. Determine the state of stress, principal stresses and
maximum in-plane shear stresses at any given point on a
deformable body which is subjected to combined loading.
4. Analyze and evaluate critical buckling loads of columns
under various boundary conditions.
Skills and how they are developed and assessed:
Skills
Development
Assessment
Technical
Lectures
Written Assessment
Analytical
Assignments & Report
Quizzes

Teaching-Learning and
assessment strategy

Mid Term exam, Assignments, Quizzes, Final Exam

Course Synopsis

Introduction to stress and strain, mechanical properties of

materials, axial, bending, torsion and combined loading of
structures, shear force and bending moment in beams, shear
stresses, thin-walled pressure cylinders, stress transformation.
Mohrs circle, principal stresses, buckling of columns.

Mode of Delivery

Lecture, Tutorial

Assessment Methods and

Type/Course Assessement
State weightage of each
type of assessment.

LO

Method

1,2
Mid-term Test
1,2,3,4
Final Examination
1,2,3,4
Quiz
1,2,3,4
Assignment
Mapping of course / module to the Programme Learning Outcomes

%
35
45
10
10

Learning Outcome of the course

1. Describe the behavior of different
engineering materials and determine its
mechanical properties.

Programme Outcomes
01

02

03

9 9

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

2. Evaluate and determine the stresses and

deformation on a structure which is
9 9 9
subjected to an external load viz. axial,
transverse load, torsional and bending
moment.
3. Determine the state of stress, principal
stresses and maximum in-plane shear
stresses at any given point on a deformable 9 9 9
body which is subjected to combined
loading.
4. Analyze and evaluate critical buckling
9 9 9
loads of columns under various boundary
conditions.
Content outline of the course / module and the SLT per topic
Learning
Weeks
Topics
Task/Reading
Hours
Chapter 1
1
Stress: Equilibrium of deformable bodies. Concept of
force, moment and stress, normal stress, shear stress,
allowable stress.
2
Strain: deformation, strain
Chapter 2
3

6, 7

8, 9

10

Mechanical Properties of Materials:

tension and compression tests, stress-Strain diagram,
stress-Strain behaviour of ductile and brittle materials,
Hookes Law, strain energy, Poissons ratio, shear stressStrain diagram.
Axial Load: Saint-Venants principle, elastic deformation
of axially loaded members, principle of superposition,
the force method of analysis for axially loaded members,
thermal stresses, stress concentration.
Torsion of shafts: torsion of circular shafts, torsion
formula, angle of twist, analysis of torque loaded
members.
Bending:
shear force and bending moment diagrams. graphical
method for constructing shear force and bending moment
diagrams, bending deformation of beams, flexure
formula.
Transverse Shear: shear in straight members, the shear
formula, shear stresses in beams, shear flow in built-up
members.
Combined loading: thin-walled pressure vessels, state of
stress of members subjected to combined loading, axial
force, shear force, torsional moment and bending
moment.

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

11
12,13

14

Deflection of beams: the elastic curve, slope and

displacement by integration, method of superposition.
Stress transformation: plane stress transformation,
general equations of plane stress transformation,
principal stress and maximum in plane shear stress,
absolute maximum shear stress, Mohrs circle for plane
stress. Strain transformation and strain rosettes.
Buckling of columns: critical loads, ideal column with
pin supports, columns having various types of supports,
the Secant Formula.
Required references supporting the course

Chapter 12
Chapter 9 &
Chapter 10

Chapter 13

The reference lists shall be presented in accordance with APA bibliographic practices and in alphabetical order.

Hibbeler, R. C. (2011), Mechanics of Materials, Prentice Hall

Recommended references supporting the course
Boresi, A. P. and Sidebottom, O. M. (2002), Advanced Strength of Materials, John Wiley &
Sons.
Cheng, Fa-Hwa. (1999), Statics and Strength of Materials., McGraw-Hill.
Gere, J. M. and Timoshenko, S. P. (1999), Mechanics of Materials, Chapman and Hall.
Hearn E.J.(1997), Mechanics of Materials, Butterworth-Heinemann
Higdon, A. Ohlsen, E. H., Stiles, W. B., Weese, J. A and Riley, W. F. (1985), Mechanics of
Materials, John Wiley & Sons.
Prepared by:

Checked by:

Approved by:

Qasim Husain Shah

Associate Professor
Kulliyyah of Engineering

Waqar Asrar
Head of Department
Kulliyyah of Engineering

Amir Akramin Shafie

Dean
Kulliyyah of Engineering

Programme Learning Outcome (PO): At the end of the programme, Students are able to:
Programme Learning Outcome (PO)

1. acquire and apply knowledge of mathematics, computers,

science, and engineering. (T)
2. have in-depth understanding and technical competency in
relevant engineering discipline. (T)
3. identify, formulate and provide solutions to engineering
problems. (T)
4. design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and
interpret data. (D)
5. analyze and design a system, component, or process to achieve
the required objectives. (A)
6. apply design principles for sustainable development. (D)
7. communicate effectively. (S)
8. function effectively as an individual and in group with the
capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team
member. (S)
9. recognize the need for lifelong learning and to pursue
independent learning for professional development. (S)
10. understand the responsibility of a professional engineer in the
context of contemporary social, cultural, global and
environmental issues. (ESSE)
11. demonstrate understanding and commitment to professional
and ethical responsibilities. (ESSE)
12. understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and
societal context through broad-based education. (ESSE)

MQF Domain
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Practical Skills
Problem Solving and
Scientific Skills
Problem Solving and
Scientific Skills
Communication, Leadership
and Team Skills
Managerial and
Entrepreneurial Skills
Information Management
and Lifelong Learning Skills
Social skills and
Responsibilities
Value, Attitudes and
Professionalism
Information Management
and Lifelong Learning Skills

The program learning outcomes (PO) are grouped into 5 general areas to identify the nature of
the skills and capability involved. These groups are:
1. Technical (T) essential capabilities related to traditional scientific and engineering
knowledge
2. Analysis (A) creatively working with available data and engineering tools and fundamental
knowledge to correctly solve basic problem
3. Design (D) being able to perceive the best solution for both small scale and large scale
project by involving all required basic problems
4. Ethics, Safety, Society and Environment (ESSE) - giving appropriate consideration to
matters pertaining to professionalism and ethics, safety, local and global society and the
environment
5. Work skills (S) being and effective communicator and effective member of a team and to
appreciate the need to continuously acquired skills and abilities.